Two of the three students were charged with aggravated burglary. The other was charged with receiving stolen property.

Two of the three students were charged with aggravated burglary. The other was charged with receiving stolen property.

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Updated: 7:17 PM EST Jan 15, 2014

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WEBVTT STUDENT... COULD SPEND THE NEXTYEAR BEHIND BARS.TODAY... THREE LAKOTA WESTSTUDENTS OWNED UP TO SERIOUSCRIMES--- INCLUDING BURGLARY...AND STEALING GUNS AND A CAR!WLWT NEWS FIVE'S KARIN JOHNSONWAS THE ONLY REPORTER IN COURTTODAY.... AS THESE TEENAGERSADMITTED THEY DID IT... SHE'SLIVE IN WEST CHESTER.... WITHTHE DETAILS.WE'RE NOT IDENTIFING THE LAKOTASTUDENTS BECAUSE OF THEIR AGES.I CAN TELL YOU THIS HAS BEEN ASHOCK TO SOME TEACHERS WHO KNOWTHEM. "OUT OF CHARACTER" IS THEWAY ONE DESCRIBES IT.A LAKOTA SENIOR ... AN ATHLETEIN HIS JUNIOR YEAR... AND ANHONOR STUDENT... TOGETHER TODAY.NOT IN CLASS... BUT IN COURT.(NATS: plea of true your honor)PLEADING GUILTY TOCRIMES---FELONIES---CO MMITTEDDURING WINTER BREAK. ALL THREESPENT CHRISTMAS BEHIND BARS. TWOADMITTED TO BURGLARIZING A HOMEON OVERGLEN DRIVE. POLICE SAYTHEY STOLE ... HANDGUNS, RIFLES,SHOTGUNS... ELECTRONICS...JEWELRY ... LOUIS VUITTONHANDBAGS AND EVEN AN AUDI.(JOHN HOLCOMB/ATTORNE Y: theyoung man who I represent hasnever been in trouble before andis an honor student and isdeeply upset that he foundhimself in court today and upsetfor the ordeal that the victimshave gone through)THAT TEEN ADMITTED TO HANGINGOUT WITH THE OTHER TWO AFTER THEBURGLARY. WHEN HE DROPPED THEOTHERS OFF AT THE STOLENAUDI---COPS WERE WAITING. ONE OFTHE GUNS WAS LATER FOUND IN THEHONOR STUDENTS CAR... LEADINGHIM TO PLEAD TO ATTEMPTING TORECEIVE STOLEN PROPERTY.(HOLCOMB: he thought that wasbest for everyone involved totake responsibility and face theconsequences.) ATTORNEYS SAYTWO OF THE THREE TEENS HAVENEVER BEEN IN TROUBLE WITH THELAW BEFORE. THE MOTIVE... STILLUNCLEAR. BUT THOSE WHO KNOWTHE STUDENTS---WHO DID APPEARUNCOMFORTABLE IN COURT TODAY---TOLD ME OFF CAMERA THEY'RE GOODKIDS WHO MADE POOR DECISIONS.I DID SPEAK TO THE VICTIMSTODAY... THEY DIDN'T WANT TO GOON CAMERA. BUT TOLD ME THEYDON'T KNOW THE LAKOTA STUDENTSAND NOT SURE WHY THEIR HOUSE WASTARGETED. THE SCHOOL DISTRICTALSO DECLINED TO COMMENT. LIVEIN WEST CHESTER, KARIN JOHNSON,WLWT NEWS 5.THE TWO WHO PLEADED GUILTY TOBURGLARY.... FACE A MINIMUM OFONE YEAR IN JUVENILEDETENTION... AND A MAXIMUM--- OFUNTIL THEY TURN 21. THETHIRD.... COULD GET LESSER TIME.THEY'LL BE SENTENCED.... ONFEBRUARY 7TH.

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Two of the three students were charged with aggravated burglary. The other was charged with receiving stolen property.